Comparison of a Daily Steviol Glycoside Beverage compared with a Sucrose Beverage for Four Weeks on Gut Microbiome in Healthy Adults

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BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that some nonnutritive sweeteners (NNS) have deleterious effects on the human gut microbiome (HGM). The effect of steviol glycosides on the HGM has not been well studied.

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the effects of stevia- compared with sucrose-sweetened beverages on the HGM and fecal short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) profiles.

METHODS: Using a randomized, double-blinded, parallel-design study, n = 59 healthy adults [female/male, n = 36/23, aged 31±9 y, body mass index (BMI): 22.6±1.7 kg/m2] consumed 16 oz of a beverage containing either 25% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of stevia or 30 g of sucrose daily for 4 weeks followed by a 4-week washout. At weeks 0 (baseline), 4, and 8, the HGM was characterized via shotgun sequencing, fecal SCFA concentrations were measured using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and anthropometric measurements, fasting serum glucose, insulin and lipids, blood pressure, pulse, and 3-d diet records were obtained.

RESULTS: There were no significant differences in the HGM or fecal SCFA between the stevia and sucrose groups at baseline (P > 0.05). At week 4 (after intervention), there were no significant differences in the HGM at the phylum, family, genus, or species level between the stevia and sucrose groups and no significant differences in fecal SCFA. At week 4, BMI had increased by 0.3 kg/m2 (P = 0.013) in sucrose compared with stevia, but all other anthropometric and cardiometabolic measures and food intake did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). At week 8 (after washout), there were no significant differences in the HGM, fecal SFCA, or any anthropometric or cardiometabolic measure between the stevia and sucrose groups (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Daily consumption of a beverage sweetened with 25% of the ADI of stevia for 4 weeks had no significant effects on the HGM, fecal SCFA, or fasting cardiometabolic measures, compared with daily consumption of a beverage sweetened with 30 g of sucrose.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov as NCT05264636.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:154

Enthalten in:

The Journal of nutrition - 154(2024), 4 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 1298-1308

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kwok, David [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Corey [VerfasserIn]
Strom, Noah [VerfasserIn]
Au-Yeung, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Caanan [VerfasserIn]
Chakrabarti, Anirikh [VerfasserIn]
Hutton, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Wolever, Thomas Ms [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0YON5MXJ9P
57-50-1
Diterpenes, Kaurane
Glucosides
Gut microflora
Journal Article
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners
Non-nutritive sweeteners
Randomized Controlled Trial
Short-chain fatty acids
Stevia
Stevioside
Sucrose

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05264636

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.01.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368986934